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PUSH GIRLS premieres Tuesday April 17th

Sundance Channel — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:40:22 +0000

Sundance Channel rolls out its spring season with the groundbreaking docu-series PUSH GIRLS, premiering April 17^th at 10p E/P. PUSH GIRLS, a new series from producer Gay Rosenthal (Ruby, Little People, Big Word), traces the lives of four dynamic, outspoken and beautiful women who, by accident or illness, have been paralyzed from the neck or the waist down.

Revitalizing the mentor

Sundance Channel — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:07 +0000

History is filled with stories of inspiring mentor-protégé relationships, from XX and the painters Camille Pissaro and Paul Cezanne to fictional accounts like Don Pedro and Claudio in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Mentorships are a time-tested way to for an artist to develop their vision and their craft. They, traditionally, give someone time learn, grow and create under the watchful eye of someone who has already blazed a trail. Rolex is dedicating to reviving the tradition of mentorship by pairing young, promising artists with leaders in their fields. It’s easy to see what the protégés have to gain. They get a year of time to learn from their mentors. But, a truely successful mentor-protégé relationship benefits both parties. As we take a look back at the results of these exciting relationships, let’s take a look at what some of the Rolex Arts Initiative mentors have gotten out of their year collaboration:

Transplants: Rolex mentor and protégé Tracy K. Smith & Hans Magnus Enzensberger

Sundance Channel — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:00:29 +0000

In many ways, they couldn’t be more different, a young California transplant writing poetry in Brooklyn and a titan of German thought. She is a professor at Princeton and he has made a public point of eschewing institutional life. But the year Tracy K. Smith spent with her Rolex Arts Initiative mentor Hans Magnus Enzensberger has transformed her literary life. The award-winning poet (author of collections including Life On Mars & The Body’s Question) has, under Enzensberger’s watchful eye, turned to prose and is writing a memoir.

2012 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners

Sundance Channel — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:07:33 +0000

Sundance Institute this evening announced the Jury, Audience, NEXT <=> and other special awards of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony, hosted by Parker Posey in Park City, Utah. An archived video of the ceremony in its entirety is available at www.sundance.org/live. “Every year the Sundance Film Festival brings to light exciting new directions and fresh voices in independent film, and this year is no different,” said John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival. “While these awards further distinguish those that have had the most impact on audiences and our jury, the level of talent showcased across the board at the Festival was really impressive, and all are to be congratulated and thanked for sharing their work with us.” Keri Putnam, Executive Director of Sundance Institute, said, “As we close what was a remarkable 10 days of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, we look to the year ahead with incredible optimism for the independent film community. As filmmakers continue to push each other to achieve new heights in storytelling we are excited to see what’s next.”

A year of discovery: Rolex mentor and protégé Peter Sellars & Maya Zbib

Sundance Channel — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:00:56 +0000

Peter Sellars and Maya Zbib shared a year and circumnavigated the globe. The enfant terrible of the American stage is best known for his contemporary treatments of classical plays, including an industrial take on King Lear, and his groundbreaking direction of new operas. Both Sellars and his Rolex Arts Initiative protégé, Lebanese actor, writer and director Maya Zbib, believe that theater can do much more than entertain. They agree that it is an agent for social change. To emphasize this point, Sellars brought Zbib to the Congo. She brought him to Beirut.

KID-THING premiere photos: A total charm offensive

Sundance Channel — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:30:52 +0000

Actor-director (and parent sharing) duo David and Nathan Zellner returned to Park City with KID-THING. And despite the fact that they were often upstaged by their adorable, and incredibly talented, star Sydney Aguirre, the brothers Zellner charmed their way through Park City. Find out more about the film and check out our entire gallery of the day:

Watch: FILLY BROWN stars Edward J. Olmos, Lou Diamond Philips, Jenni Rivera & Gina Rodriguez

Sundance Channel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:53:18 +0000

FILLY BROWN is a hip-hop, coming of age story set against the backdrop of a broken family and the less glamorous side of Los Angeles. Edward J. Olmos Lou Diamond Philips and Jenni Rivera support a brilliant performance by festival "it girl" Gina Rodriguez. It's a gritty performance, but Rodriguez has scored legions of new fans in the criticsphere. Find out what the cast had to say about working with such an amazing ensemble.

Video: Emily Blunt and Mark Duplass talk love and loss in YOUR SISTER’S SISTER

Sundance Channel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:58:21 +0000

YOUR SISTER'S SISTER tells the story of a different kind of love triangle. Emily Blunt, Mark Duplass, Rosemarie DeWitt and director Lynn Shelton (HUMPDAY) stopped by to talk about how the process of collaborative filmmaking differs from your average studio fare. Watch more to learn more:

Watch a conversation on WEST OF MEMPHIS with Damien Echols, Amy Berg & Lorri Davis

Sundance Channel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:28:34 +0000

Damien Echols spent 18 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit. That story has already been the subject of three documentaries and countless appeals, but Amy Berg's take on the story of the West Memphis Three goes further. The film exposes new evidence and different voices. Echols, Berg and producer Lorri Davis (who is married to Echols) filled in Festival Insider:

Video: Lizzy Olsen & Josh Radnor drop knowledge on LIBERAL ARTS

Sundance Channel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:09:36 +0000

Have you ever wanted to know what it is like to shoot a sex scene while your parents are on set? Well, Josh Radnor fills us in over at Festival Insider:

Achieving something undiscovered: Rolex mentor and protégé Ben Frost & Brian Eno

Sundance Channel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:20:28 +0000

Given Brian Eno stature in the music world, it would’ve been easy enough for him to simply play the producer role for his Rolex Arts Initiative protégé Ben Frost . It would’ve been a huge deal for the young, Australian composer and musician to get the same treatment as bands such as Talking Heads, U2, Robert Fripp and Coldplay, but the father of ambient music wanted to do something entirely new.

My Premiere photos: Rick Alverson joins Tim & Eric for THE COMEDY

Sundance Channel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000

THE COMEDY was one of the more highly anticipated films of this year's Sundance Film Festival. Despite a mixed critical response, and one of most awkward Q&As I've ever seen, people are still talking about it and director Rick Alverson is getting kudos for drawing a stellar dramatic performance out of funnyman Tim Heidecker . Check out our gallery from the big night, featuring Alverson, LCD Soundsystem (ex-) frontman James Murphy, Eric Wareheim & Tim Heidecker.

Sheldon Candis and Michael Rainey Jr. bring the LUV & the photos

Sundance Channel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:17 +0000

Aamer Haleem interviews LUV director Sheldon Candis and newcomer Michael Rainey for Festival Insider. Click below for the full gallery!

Photos: Triple threat Mark Webber mourns THE END OF LOVE

Sundance Channel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:00:39 +0000

Host Aamer Haleem interviews director Mark Webber of THE END OF LOVE for Festival Insider. Click below for the full gallery!

BONES BRIGADE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY director Stacy Peralta kickflips into Sundance Channel HQ

Sundance Channel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:36 +0000

The original Z-Boy Stacy Peralta joined us to talk about BONES BRIGADE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Check out all of the photos and learn more about the film:

Photos: Joe Berlinger takes Sundance Channel UNDER AFRICAN SKIES

Sundance Channel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:00:53 +0000

Director Joe Berlinger has covered the West Memphis Three, Metallica and the oil industry. For his latest film, UNDER AFRICAN SKIES, he teemed up with Paul Simon to revisit the iconic album GRACELAND. Don’t miss the photos in our gallery: UNDER AFRICAN SKIES

The SLEEPWALK WITH ME cast quietly shuffles into Sundance Channel HQ – With Photos!

Sundance Channel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:06:05 +0000

Aamer Haleem interviews Carol Kane, Cristin Milioti, Marc Moran and director Mike Birbiglia of SLEEPWALK WITH ME for Festival Insider. Check out our full gallery.

Richard Jenkins sees a double rainbow at Sundance with Jason Mraz

Sundance Channel — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:21:24 +0000

I'll admit it. I don't like that song one bit, but seeing Richard Jenkins (LIBERAL ARTS, Six Feet Under) sing along to Jason Mraz at his premiere party the other night certainly warmed my cockels. Celebrities, they're just like us! They record their favorite acoustic performances on their iPhones!

Important moments: Watching your best friend pee

Sundance Channel — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:00:11 +0000

On a stick. To see if she is pregnant. Otherwise, it is just weird. Peter and Kristen are an interesting pair. They're the most like a hetero couple...right down to the breakdown of responsibilities. She rears the children, and he makes the jokes.

Photos: Robert Carlyle, Danny Masterson & Alexia Rasmussen talk CALIFORNIA SOLO

Sundance Channel — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:32:31 +0000

Washed up rockstars seem to be a theme at Sundance this year (paging Sean Penn), but perhaps the most soulful portrayal of an over-the-hill musician belongs to Robert Carlyle in CALIFORNIA SOLO. The cast joined writer-director Marshall Lewy in the HQ studio. Check it out.

Day 6 photos: More parties and premieres at Sundance

Sundance Channel — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:48:48 +0000

Rashida Jones, Kirsten Dunst and Chris Rock were all out partying in Park City last night. But, they were not alone. See who is still out at Sundance in our gallery.

Joe Berlinger on his PARADISE LOST Oscar nomination

Sundance Channel — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:05:17 +0000

Documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger (CRUDE, SOME KIND OF MONSTER) woke up in Park City this morning to the news his film PARADISE LOST: PURGATORY got an Oscar nomination. Berlinger stopped by the Sundance Channel HQ to talk about the honor and the twenty years he spent documenting the West Memphis Three. For those of you not familiar with the story, The West Memphis Three were teenagers convicted of murdering three young children back in 1994. Berlinger's trilogy of films followed the young men's trial, appeals and eventual release. Many people credit Berlinger's films (co-directed with Bruce Sinofsky) with playing a role in securing the men's release after 18 years in prison.

Photos: Lizzy Caplan, Kirsten Dunst & all the BACHELORETTE ladies

Sundance Channel — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:10:41 +0000

Pretty ladies making funny faces. That's what happens when director Leslye Headland brings her BACHELORETTEs by for a chat. If these photos are any clue, the movie is going to be hysterical.

Festival Insider video: Ice-T on his Sundance dance

Sundance Channel — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:08:20 +0000

Ice-T is a rapper, actor and now...documentary director. And guess what? He stopped by Sundance Channel HQ (sans Coco, unfortunately) to drop some knowledge on his directorial debut SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP. And while he maybe a superstar, it was important for Ice-T to keep this project indie. Check out what he has to say on why Hollywood couldn't tell this story:

Robert Redford stops by Sundance Channel HQ — See photos inside

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:32:56 +0000

The Sundance Film Festival founder stopped by the HQ to talk independent films and the state of the union.

THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES director Lauren Greenfield drops by Sundance Channel HQ– See photos inside

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:32:37 +0000

Aamer Haleem interviews the director Lauren Greenfield of THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES for Festival Insider. Check out the gallery below for more!

Director Kirby Dick of THE INVISIBLE WAR sits down at Sundance Channel HQ-Check out the photos

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:31:44 +0000

The director Kirby Dick of THE INVISIBLE WAR interview for Festival Insider. Click below to see the full gallery!

Directors Susan Froemke and Matthew Heineman of ESCAPE FIRE at Sundance Channel HQ — We’ve got photos inside

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:30:25 +0000

Directors Susan Froemke and Matthew Heineman of ESCAPE FIRE interview for Festival Insider. Click below to see the full gallery!

Elijah Wood, Rashida Jones, and Will McCormack stop by Sundance Channel HQ— Scoop the photos inside

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:29:32 +0000

Elijah Wood, Rashida Jones, and Will McCormack sit down with Aamer Haleem to discuss CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER. Click below to check out the full gallery!

Ann Dowd, Pat Healy, and Craig Zobel talk COMPLIANCE at Sundance Channel HQ– with photos

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:28:01 +0000

Ann Dowd, Pat Healy, and Craig Zobel of COMPLIANCE interview for Festival Insider. Click below to see the full gallery!

Emily Blunt, Mark Duplass, and Rosemarie DeWitt at Sundance Channel HQ see photos inside

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:27:28 +0000

Aamer Haleem interviews Emily Blunt, Mark Duplass, and Rosemarie DeWitt of YOUR SISTER'S SISTER for Festival Insider. Click below to see the full gallery!

Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Allison Janney and Richard Jenkins at Sundance Channel HQ–Check out the photos

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:26:33 +0000

Allison Janney, Richard Jenkins, Elizabeth Olsen, and director Josh Radnor discuss LIBERAL ARTS at Sundance Channel HQ. See the full gallery below!

AnnaLynne McCord, Matthew Gray Gubler, Traci Lords and Richard Bates Jr. stop in at Sundance Channel HQ –Photos inside

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:25:08 +0000

AnnaLynne McCord, Matthew Gray Gubler, Traci Lords and director Richard Bates Jr. of EXCISION interview for Festival Insider. Click below for the full gallery!

Liz Mullally, Nick Offerman, and James Ponsoldt get SMASHED at Sundance Channel HQ — Photos inside

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:24:13 +0000

Aamer Haleem interviews Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer, Liz Mullally, Nick Offerman, and James Ponsoldt of SMASHED for Festival Insider. Click below for the full gallery!

THE COMEDY cast gets cozy at Sundance Channel HQ– With photos

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:23:37 +0000

Aamer Haleem interviews James Murphy, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Kate Lyn Sheil, Alexia Rasmussen, and Rick Alverson of THE COMEDY for Festival Insider. Click below for the full gallery!

Blythe Danner and Melanie Lynsky of HELLO I MUST BE GOING at Sundance Channel HQ– Scoop photos inside

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:21:48 +0000

The cast of HELLO I MUST BE GOING stops by Sundance HQ during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival! Click below to see the full gallery.

Amy Berg, Lorri Davis and Damien Echols of WEST OF MEMPHIS dish at Sundance Channel HQ– click for photos

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:20:31 +0000

Director Amy Berg and producers Lorri Davis and Damien Echols discuss their documentary WEST OF MEMPHIS at Sundance Channel HQ. Click below to see the full gallery!!

Ice-T stops by Sundance Channel HQ — And we’ve got photos

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:18:43 +0000

Ice-T drops by Sundance Channel HQ to discuss his documentary SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP. Check out all of the photos in our gallery.

Shit people say at Sundance: Episode 1

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:39:58 +0000

This meme ain't over 'til it's over, and the things you hear coming out of peoples' mouths at the Sundance Film Festival are too perfect to not get the 'shit' treatment. So, check out what everyone from Lizzie Olsen to the average festival goer has to say when it comes to Sundance. This is SHIT PEOPLE SAY AT SUNDANCE -- Episode 1:

Robert Redford talks Sundance Channel and our ‘independent spirit’

Sundance Channel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:47:01 +0000

Robert Redford didn't just create the Sundance Film Festival, he also started Sundance Channel (thanks for that, btw). So when he stopped by to catch up (and make sure we were all doing our jobs correctly) he opened up about the challenges starting a channel pose for someone so rooted in the indie world. It all worked out and now Sundance Channel is expanding the audience for the types of films Sundance was started to foster. It's always nice to hear the boss say you are on the right track. Check out all of what Redford has to say on representing the 'independent spirit' over on our video page, or right here:

Get more GWLBWLB: Everybody is tossin’ their sacks

Sundance Channel — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:00:15 +0000

Cornhole. 'Nuff said.

Warm up and get down: Sundance 2012 opening night party

Sundance Channel — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:09:09 +0000

After four fabulous premieres, the crowds in Park City headed over to Legacy Lounge for the first real party of the Sundance Season.

Take a peek at all of the 2012 films in competition

Sundance Channel — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:20:53 +0000

From time travel to Chinese dissidents and Australia to the Middle East, the films in competition this year have got just about every topic and locale covered. The first films premiere tonight, but to make sure we've got you ready for the next ten days, we've got photos for each one of the films in the running:

GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS nominated for GLAAD award!

Sundance Channel — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:46:45 +0000

GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS, the Sundance Channel original series that follows gay men and their female friends, has been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Reality Program! The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. Get the full list of nominees. WATCH GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS FRIDAYS AT 9P E/P ON SUNDANCE CHANNEL

Up next on GWLBWLB: The ugliest jacket, and attitude, we ever did see

Sundance Channel — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:00:09 +0000

Oh, dear! It looks as though we've got some back stabbing going on. It's bad enough Olivia and Brent have crashed and burned, but to rub it in? And in a jacket like that? The horror!

Watch the latest from Park City: Only on Sundance Channel

Sundance Channel — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:00:05 +0000

By now you know that Sundance Channel is set to have Park City locked down over at our Sundance Film Festival site. But, you can also catch coverage on-air by tuning into 10 DAYS OF SUNDANCE, a program that will provide viewers with unparalleled access to the films, celebrities, events and buzz from the festival. 10 DAYS OF SUNDANCE kicks off on January 20th and continues through January 29th, airing nightly from 6-8P E/P.

Watch this space: Our online festival coverage is about to blow your mind

Sundance Channel — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:00:24 +0000

Fans who can’t attend this year’s festivities can enjoy exclusive festival coverage online at www.sundancechannel.com/festival which will include Acura’s Festival VIP interview video series featuring exclusive talent, photos by acclaimed NYC photographer Dmitri Gudkov, and full festival coverage of by movie writer Matt Singer.

Heading to the Sundance Film Festival? Check out Sundance Channel HQ

Sundance Channel — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Sundance Channel will present the network’s largest ever multimedia experience at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival with robust on air, on site and online activities in order to provide unprecedented access to those attending the festival and for fans at home. “Sundance Channel HQ” will offer a one-stop shop for exclusive Festival media coverage, insider events, musical performances, celebrity news, and guests can unwind and recharge while enjoying the many Sundance Channel HQ events. Highlights include meeting the cast of the new original non-fiction series PUSH GIRLS at Sundance Channel's Festival Party and an intimate Artist Talk with INVISIBLE WAR soundtrack performer Mary J. Blige. The HQ will be located at the Hope Gallery, 268 Main Street, in the heart of Park City, Utah.

Deep thoughts with Sherrié + Shane

Sundance Channel — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:00:47 +0000

There is a lot to envy about Sherrié, her hair, that voice, her hair and her amazing hair. But, for bestie Shane, it's the freedom she's got to express herself in the hetero-normative world of country music that really makes him jealous.

Sundance Channel greenlights third season of fashion series ALL ON THE LINE WITH JOE ZEE

Sundance Channel — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:27:03 +0000

Sundance Channel announced today it is renewing its hit fashion-rescue series ALL ON THE LINE WITH JOE ZEE for a third season. Starring Creative Director of ELLE Joe Zee, the series exposes viewers to the intense behind-the-scenes world of fashion design. In each episode, Zee encounters the challenging task of working with new designers—all in desperate need of help resuscitating their fashion line and protecting their livelihood. Season three of the series will include an all new set of struggling designers who will look to Zee protect their creative vision while helping them achieve commercial success. Not all designers will be up for the challenge of accepting Zee’s opinions, causing tension and sparking emotion. With this series, there are no guaranteed happy endings.